Patrick Kelly (metrologist)
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Patrick Kelly was a British
metrologist
, best known for his comparative studies of weights and measures collected in his works Universal Cambist (1811) and Oriental Metrology (1832). He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Imperial system of measurement through the Weights and Measures Act 1824.
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metrologist
Metrology
Metrology is the science of measurement. Metrology includes all theoretical and practical aspects of measurement. The word comes from Greek μέτρον , "measure" + "λόγος" , amongst others meaning "speech, oration, discourse, quote, study, calculation, reason"...
, best known for his comparative studies of weights and measures collected in his works Universal Cambist (1811) and Oriental Metrology (1832). He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Imperial system of measurement through the Weights and Measures Act 1824.